Pou 2-1 (12-01) Washington, D.C. Poultry Slaughter Released December 7, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call John Lange (202) 720-0585 or Mike Barker (202)720-3243, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 10 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during October 2001 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.49 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the amount certified in October 2000. Updated totals for September 2001 show that 2.90 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during October 2001 was 4.68 billion pounds, up 9 percent from a year ago. Inspections included 3.90 billion pounds of young chickens, up 10 percent from last year; 76.6 million pounds of mature chickens, up 6 percent; 683 million pounds of turkeys, up 8 percent; and 14.6 million pounds of ducks, up 7 percent from October 2000. Young chickens slaughtered during October 2001 averaged 5.07 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from October 2000. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.31 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during October 2001 averaged 25.6 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from October 2000. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 2001 totaled 15.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.34 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.33 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 51.9 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.23 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.53 percent a year earlier. October 2001 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays. October 2000 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Sep 2001 : 650,706 12,070 662,775 2,046 ----- Oct 2000 : 706,499 13,155 719,654 2,069 ----- Oct 2001 : 769,741 14,427 784,168 2,171 ----- : Jan-Oct 2000 : 6,968,041 141,118 7,109,159 20,057 ----- Jan-Oct 2001 : 7,059,064 134,375 7,193,438 22,140 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Sep 2001 : 3,279,506 66,480 3,345,985 13,673 1,316 Oct 2000 : 3,555,861 72,508 3,628,368 13,659 2,348 Oct 2001 : 3,904,241 76,612 3,980,854 14,606 2,488 : Jan-Oct 2000 : 34,745,725 750,538 35,496,263 132,507 12,339 Jan-Oct 2001 : 35,412,973 719,649 36,132,622 146,540 11,616 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Sep 2001 : 5.04 5.51 5.05 6.68 ----- Oct 2000 : 5.03 5.51 5.04 6.60 ----- Oct 2001 : 5.07 5.31 5.08 6.73 ----- : Jan-Oct 2000 : 4.99 5.32 4.99 6.61 ----- Jan-Oct 2001 : 5.02 5.36 5.02 6.62 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Sep 2001 : 7 21,151 259 21,417 ----- Oct 2000 : --- 25,173 245 25,418 ----- Oct 2001 : --- 26,411 253 26,664 ----- : Jan-Oct 2000 : 81 221,843 1,836 223,760 ----- Jan-Oct 2001 : 19 223,011 1,973 225,003 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Sep 2001 : 63 531,191 6,552 537,807 3,898,781 Oct 2000 : --- 627,042 6,411 633,453 4,277,828 Oct 2001 : --- 675,801 6,900 682,702 4,680,649 : Jan-Oct 2000 : 657 5,686,779 48,065 5,735,500 41,376,610 Jan-Oct 2001 : 157 5,824,493 52,227 5,876,877 42,167,654 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Sep 2001 : 8.59 25.11 25.31 25.11 ----- Oct 2000 : --- 24.91 26.15 24.92 ----- Oct 2001 : --- 25.59 27.24 25.60 ----- : Jan-Oct 2000 : 8.13 25.63 26.18 25.63 ----- Jan-Oct 2001 : 8.19 26.12 26.47 26.12 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Of the Mature Chickens inspected, the number reported in thousands as heavy fowl (broiler breeding stock) was: October 2000: 6,259, October 2001: 6,142. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: October 2000: 49, October 2001: 64. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Sep 2001 : Chilled : 2,226,506 38,953 2,265,459 3,519 282 Frozen : 201,386 1,498 202,884 6,126 515 : Total : 2,427,892 40,452 2,468,344 9,645 797 : Oct 2000 : Chilled : 2,406,482 41,407 2,447,889 3,731 422 Frozen : 226,047 2,727 228,773 6,132 1,014 : Total : 2,632,529 44,133 2,676,662 9,863 1,436 : Oct 2001 : Chilled : 2,635,758 44,981 2,680,739 4,011 317 Frozen : 256,083 1,642 257,725 6,260 1,245 : Total : 2,891,841 46,623 2,938,464 10,271 1,562 : : Jan-Oct 2000 : Chilled : 23,381,076 421,489 23,802,565 36,822 3,048 Frozen : 2,203,080 31,350 2,234,430 58,323 4,477 : Total : 25,584,156 452,839 26,036,994 95,144 7,524 : Jan-Oct 2001 : Chilled : 23,912,091 421,869 24,333,960 40,359 2,651 Frozen : 2,284,874 12,870 2,297,744 64,245 4,396 : Total : 26,196,964 434,740 26,631,704 104,604 7,046 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Sep 2001 : Chilled : 45 211,588 3,484 215,117 2,484,377 Frozen : --- 206,757 1,561 208,318 417,843 : Total : 45 418,345 5,044 423,434 2,902,220 : Oct 2000 : Chilled : --- 246,626 3,105 249,730 2,701,772 Frozen : --- 248,073 1,812 249,885 485,804 : Total : --- 494,699 4,916 499,615 3,187,576 : Oct 2001 : Chilled : --- 262,560 3,407 265,967 2,951,034 Frozen : --- 273,632 1,801 275,432 540,663 : Total : --- 536,192 5,208 541,400 3,491,697 : : Jan-Oct 2000 : Chilled : 219 2,139,261 24,100 2,163,580 26,006,015 Frozen : 276 2,340,466 12,159 2,352,900 4,650,129 : Total : 495 4,479,727 36,259 4,516,481 30,656,144 : Jan-Oct 2001 : Chilled : 53 2,217,822 30,978 2,248,853 26,625,823 Frozen : 61 2,382,859 9,025 2,391,945 4,758,330 : Total : 113 4,600,682 40,004 4,640,799 31,384,152 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 2001 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Sep 2001 : 13,857 1,020 14,877 30 19 Oct 2000 : 11,746 948 12,694 23 12 Oct 2001 : 12,909 1,071 13,980 35 7 : Jan-Oct 2000 : 139,953 13,210 153,163 228 48 Jan-Oct 2001 : 147,813 12,987 160,800 312 59 : Percent 2/ : : Oct 2000 : 0.33 1.31 0.35 0.17 0.50 Oct 2001 : 0.33 1.40 0.35 0.24 0.29 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Sep 2001 : 29,018 3,308 32,325 321 211 Oct 2000 : 42,874 3,877 46,751 347 21 Oct 2001 : 35,059 4,161 39,220 265 29 : Jan-Oct 2000 : 456,433 45,781 502,214 3,027 125 Jan-Oct 2001 : 402,327 37,659 439,986 3,187 325 : Percent 3/ : : Oct 2000 : 1.34 5.94 1.43 2.82 1.01 Oct 2001 : 1.00 6.03 1.09 2.02 1.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 2001 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Sep 2001 : 1 1,517 40 1,558 16,484 Oct 2000 : --- 1,417 35 1,452 14,181 Oct 2001 : --- 1,679 57 1,735 15,757 : Jan-Oct 2000 : 17 16,110 448 16,575 170,014 Jan-Oct 2001 : 2 19,526 620 20,148 181,319 : Percent 2/ : : Oct 2000 : --- 0.23 0.55 0.23 0.33 Oct 2001 : --- 0.25 0.82 0.25 0.34 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Sep 2001 : 2 10,625 336 10,963 43,820 Oct 2000 : --- 11,507 304 11,811 58,929 Oct 2001 : --- 11,982 371 12,353 51,866 : Jan-Oct 2000 : 9 115,617 2,963 118,590 623,957 Jan-Oct 2001 : 3 119,189 3,236 122,427 565,925 : Percent 3/ : : Oct 2000 : --- 2.04 5.27 2.07 1.53 Oct 2001 : --- 1.97 5.97 2.01 1.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds (live weight) inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 82,290 91,220 417,437 468,067 5.07 5.13 AR : 100,824 106,317 493,909 527,015 4.90 4.96 DE : 22,509 23,429 133,567 135,561 5.93 5.79 FL : 10,771 10,836 57,874 60,654 5.37 5.60 GA : 95,706 112,306 475,725 554,808 4.97 4.94 LA : 15,347 15,341 72,803 71,572 4.74 4.67 MD : 17,489 17,429 83,974 83,307 4.80 4.78 MS : 61,562 70,305 313,485 350,843 5.09 4.99 MO : 30,665 33,114 137,996 154,163 4.50 4.66 NC : 58,415 59,521 339,972 352,402 5.82 5.92 PA : 8,872 10,282 46,860 56,113 5.28 5.46 SC : 19,172 19,614 102,530 104,354 5.35 5.32 TN : 19,375 21,319 89,087 101,962 4.60 4.78 TX : 51,345 55,337 235,187 273,869 4.58 4.95 VA : 30,404 31,730 151,623 154,965 4.99 4.88 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 706,499 769,741 3,555,860 3,904,241 5.03 5.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 303,806 343,345 5,609 5,255 1.49 1.25 AR : 359,868 381,443 5,503 4,799 1.24 1.01 DE : 96,495 99,504 1,964 1,589 1.63 1.30 FL : 44,655 42,549 993 798 1.91 1.46 GA : 349,114 394,683 6,368 5,316 1.49 1.06 LA : 51,287 51,709 521 388 0.80 0.60 MD : 59,787 59,345 1,028 841 1.36 1.12 MS : 243,616 272,083 3,229 2,241 1.14 0.71 MO : 101,423 112,899 1,684 996 1.36 0.72 NC : 258,632 273,709 4,641 3,529 1.52 1.11 PA : 32,929 39,263 1,096 1,170 2.60 2.32 SC : 73,686 76,253 1,251 822 1.36 0.88 TN : 64,585 73,990 664 769 0.83 0.84 TX : 183,524 218,065 2,842 1,863 1.34 0.76 VA : 109,892 112,984 1,466 996 1.07 0.71 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,632,529 2,891,841 42,874 35,059 1.34 1.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, October 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,224 146,181 70,414 873 7,441 AR : --- 2,702 236,920 90,938 6,209 3,113 DE : --- 1,483 88,569 22,132 --- 6,855 FL : --- 247 --- --- --- --- GA : --- 800 116,737 82,662 502 6,583 LA : --- --- 16,688 12,415 --- 855 MD : --- 2,446 46,117 16,065 --- --- MS : --- 401 81,429 28,226 515 1,614 MO : --- 2,233 73,911 21,113 1,443 4,037 NC : --- 2,036 114,302 45,932 --- 15,166 PA : --- 792 34,048 14,205 279 965 SC : --- 158 19,718 --- --- --- TN : --- 247 47,570 17,531 351 901 TX : --- 209 97,676 45,682 --- 1,705 VA : --- 685 53,728 15,011 45 --- WA : --- --- 21,148 --- --- --- : US : --- 23,528 1,432,246 555,504 16,552 71,617 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 6,770 28,860 48,201 14,298 137,811 462,073 AR : 7,771 39,605 38,446 4,802 57,011 487,517 DE : 2,439 11,540 9,127 --- 16,731 158,876 FL : --- 5,295 4,058 1,935 12,213 23,748 GA : 7,176 37,195 25,569 6,945 116,062 400,231 LA : --- 3,104 --- --- --- 33,062 MD : 2,125 15,544 --- 1,277 17,848 101,422 MS : 3,906 12,956 --- --- 65,970 195,017 MO : 1,640 12,673 9,265 998 21,062 148,375 NC : 5,399 27,570 24,383 6,506 56,927 298,221 PA : 1,724 7,307 5,274 --- 50,513 115,107 SC : --- --- --- 1,940 9,368 31,184 TN : 1,965 10,386 6,123 --- 15,250 100,324 TX : 1,434 10,843 --- 656 10,511 168,716 VA : 1,749 10,867 --- 2,021 13,316 97,422 WA : --- --- --- --- --- 21,148 : US : 51,617 270,946 288,973 52,947 697,807 3,461,737 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 13,155 14,427 72,508 76,612 5.51 5.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 44,133 46,623 3,877 4,161 5.94 6.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, October 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 2,910 325,195 18,471 284 126,599 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 42 --- --- --- 42 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 31,338 44,526 189,043 1,659 83,017 823,042 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,405 2,913 41,582 51,670 17.29 17.74 CA : 2,136 2,196 51,101 50,762 23.93 23.12 IA : 1,467 1,621 42,063 47,761 28.68 29.46 MN : 4,217 4,086 99,356 97,644 23.56 23.90 MO : 2,128 2,111 54,307 59,643 25.52 28.26 NC : 3,069 3,412 76,349 88,546 24.88 25.95 PA : 990 1,018 23,011 23,903 23.24 23.48 VA : 3,402 3,759 72,160 82,296 21.21 21.89 : US : 25,173 26,411 627,042 675,801 24.91 25.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 33,866 42,624 751 818 2.01 1.76 CA : 40,299 45,461 755 962 1.64 2.11 IA : 32,608 36,705 971 1,333 2.56 3.10 MN : 78,675 77,977 2,047 1,730 2.29 1.97 MO : 42,671 45,940 1,270 1,131 2.60 2.11 NC : 60,185 70,029 1,398 1,275 2.04 1.60 PA : 18,365 18,192 328 332 1.58 1.54 VA : 57,148 63,151 852 948 1.31 1.28 : US : 494,699 536,192 11,507 11,982 2.04 1.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, October 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 8,618 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 11,441 --- --- --- IA : --- --- 7,832 2,198 --- --- MN : --- 14 16,910 1,879 --- 24 MO : --- --- 14,406 --- --- --- NC : --- --- --- --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- --- 22 --- VA : --- --- 4,388 --- --- --- : US : --- 134 100,751 13,500 5,873 92 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 1,205 --- 796 --- 10,619 CA : 50 --- 311 --- 250 12,052 IA : 60 --- 415 --- 1,000 11,505 MN : 194 1,196 1,000 --- 1,563 22,780 MO : --- 438 700 --- --- 15,544 NC : 130 1,396 --- --- 1,026 2,552 PA : 66 --- 242 --- --- 330 VA : --- 2,475 350 257 1,821 9,291 : US : 872 11,432 10,455 2,582 16,797 162,488 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, October 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,756 1,179 34 178 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 17 178 157 9 1,248 6,756 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (FSIS 6000-21) completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA. This form provides actual counts of birds slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revision were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database. A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. The program also generates a missing reports listing for a telephone follow-up. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. Major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there will continue to be a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it is expected to have only a minimal impact on the final totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no State data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total head for that species. These data are included in the U.S. totals. Definitions Used To Report Federally Inspected Slaughter Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood are removed. This weight is approximately 90% of live weight. Old Turkeys (Breeders) - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry - Includes all other ready-to-cook products which bear the U.S.D.A. Inspected for Wholesomeness legend. Post-Mortem Condemnations - Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Young Chickens - Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, October 2001......................... 12 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001.................... 11 Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001..... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, October 2001............................................ 15 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 2001 with comparisons............................ 6 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 2001 with comparisons............................ 4 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 2001 with comparisons............................ 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, October 2001......................... 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001.................... 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001.................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, October 2001......................... 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001....... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 2000-2001.... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on January 4, 2002. 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